Collar and cuff turner and edge-polisher



No. 6l0,657. Patente d Sept. l3, I898.

R. N. MARTZ.

COLLAR AND CUFF TURNER AND EDGE POLISHER.

(Application filed Jan. 19, 1897.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l.

' Patented Sept. [3, I898.

No. 6l0,657.

B. N. MARTZ.

COLLAR AND CUFF TURNER AND EDGE POLISHER.

(Application filed Jan. 19, 1897.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

Wiigzssas lUNrrn w RANDOLPH N. MARTZ, OF

FREDERICK, MARYLAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 610,657, dated September 13, 1898. v

Application filed January 19,1897.

T aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RANDOLPH N. MARTZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Frederick, in the county of Frederick and State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Collar and Cuff Turner and Edge-Polisher, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines for turning collars and cuffs and taking the roughness off the edges thereof, its object being to provide a machine of this character which will turn a collar or cuff whether attached'to a shirt or shirt-waist or detached therefrom.

The invention will be fully described hereinafter and particularly pointed out in the claims. r I In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the machine. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the upper part of the machine. Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig. 4: is a vertical section through the ironing-plate, the iron, and the upper end of the supporting-standard. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the lever, also showing a part of the devices employed to hold the iron elevated. Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the iron. 1

Similar reference-numerals indicate similar parts in the several figures. J

1 represents the standard, provided with a suitable base-plate 2, which latter is pe'rforated for the reception of bolts 3, by means of which it may be firmly secured to the floor or other suitable support. The upper end of the standard is provided with a socket 4 for the reception of a pin 5, which is adjustable vertically within the socket and held in'position by a set-screw 6. i j .J l

7 represents a sleeve fitting over the pin 5 and resting on the upper end of the standard. From the socket 7 extends a straight arm 8, and from the outer end of this arm a'curved arm 9 extends to form a segment ofla circle with the pin 5 as its center. The arm 9 is rabbeted, as indicated at 10, for the reception of the lower edge of an ironing-plate 11, which is secured therein by screws 12. The ironing-plate is so curved as to form'the segment of a circle of which the pin 5 is the center.

Supported on the upper end of the pin 5 to turn freely thereon is a socket 13, from which extends a horizontal arm 14 and an oppocape of theproducts of combustion.

sitely-disposed upwardly-curved arm 15. The

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socket is held in .place on the pin by means of a set-screw 16, which prevents vertical movement between the two parts, but permits free rotary movement. To the upper end of the arm 15 is pivoted one end of a lever 17, which lever is provided at its outer end with a handle 18, by means of which it may be manipulated.

19 represents the iron, preferably cast inter gral with the lever 17 but it may be separate from and secured to it in any desirable manner. The lower edge of the iron is provided with a groove 20, which is curved to correspond with the curvature of theironing-plate 11. The iron 19 is provided with a combustion-chamber 21, open at its upper end, and into this chamber projects a burner 22, which extends rearwardly along a groove 23, formed in the lever 17, and is provided with an upwardly-bent end 24, which projects through a slot in the upper face of the lever and is provided with a sleeve 26, adapted to receive a hose 27, through which gas of any kind may be' conveyed to the burner and discharged into the chamber 21,where it is ignited for the purpose of heating the iron. The slot 25 is preferably in'substantially the same vertical plane as the pin 5 for the purpose of preventing any undue lateral movement of the sleeve 26 and hose 27 when the lever is turned on the pin. r

28 represents a cap which is hinged to the lever, as indicated at 29, and rests on the lever ,over thechamber 21. The cap is provided with an opening 30 in its rear face for the access of air to the chamber 21 to promote combustion oflthe gas and to permit the es- The upper face of the cap is provided with a straight I groove 31, which groove is for the purpose of taking the rough edges off collars or cuffs,

as will be hereinafter more particularly referred to. I

The outer end of the arm 14 is perforated,

. as indicated at 32, for-the passage of a pin 33,

which extends upwardly and is provided with a head 34:, which projects into the groove 23 of the lever 17 and is provided with a concaved recess 35, adapted to receive the burnerpipe 22.

36 is a coiled spring surrounding the pin 33 and extending between the head of the pin and the arm 14. The normal tendency of this spring is to force the pin upwardly, and thereby lift the lever 17. The lower end of the pin 33 is threaded for the reception of a nut 37, which engages the lower face of the arm 14 and prevents the pin being forced upwardly out of the arm 14. The dischargeorifice 38 of the burner is arranged to discharge the gas downwardly into the chamber 21, thereby more effectually heating it.

39 indicates a set-screw working in the lever and engaging the burner-pipe 22 to hold the latter firmly in position.

40 is a set-screw working in the collar 7 and adapted to engage the pin 5 to prevent rotary movement of the ironing-plate on the pin.

41 is a set-screw working in the collar 13 and adapted to engage the pin 5 to prevent rotary movement of the lever 17 on the pin.

42 is a set-screw working in the arm 14 and adapted to engage the pin 33 to lock it against vertical movement in the arm.

The operation of the device is as follows: The'pin 5 is vertically adjusted in its socket, so as to elevate the iron 19 a short distance above the top edge of the ironing-plate 11, as shown in full lines in the several figures, and the spring 36 will be exerting its full force to hold the lever in its elevated position. The set-screw 40 will be tightened to prevent the ironing-plate from having any rotary movement, and the set-screw 41 will be loose to permit the lever 17 and the iron 19 to be turned on the pin in the arc of a circle. If the operator is turning detached collars or cufls, he stands facing the convex face of the ironing-plate, and after dampening the collar or cuff on the outer surface on the line where it is desired to turn and polish it the collar or cuff is folded and placed over the ironingplate and the iron is then depressed against the force of the spring 36 to bring the collar or cuff into the groove 20, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 4, and the iron is then worked back and forth in the are of a circle until the article is sufficiently ironed and polished.

In cases where the collar or cuff is attached to a shirt or shirt-waist the body of the garment can be brought into the space between the arms 8 and 9 and the collar-or cuff operated upon in the manner before described.

To turn the wings or points on standing collars, the set-screw 40 is loosened and the ironing-plate turned around to bring the two ends thereof in front of the operator and the set-screw 40 again tightened. One point can then be turned near one end of the plate and the other point at the opposite end, the points being on the outer face of the plate, whereby they are given an inward curve, which is desirable and which, so far as I am aware, no other machine has yet been able to accomplish.

When it is desired to take 0E the rough edges on standing collars and cuffs, the setscrew 42 is tightened, and also the set-screw 41, which will lock the lever against vertical and rotary movement. The collar is then rubbed back and forth in the groove 31 in the top of the cap 28 until the rough edge is smoothed off.

It will be observed that as soon as the operator releases the handle 18 the spring 36 will throw the iron out of engagement with the ironing-plate 11, and therefore the article on the ironing-plate will not be scorched or burned. It is also to be noticed that the iron is heated directly from the gas and is always ready for use and that the sleeve connection between the hose which supplies the gas and the burner-pipe permits the lever and the iron to be freely turned without exerting any undue strain upon the hose or the burner.

Instead of using gas to heat the iron electricity may be employed, and the conducting wires may be supported in the groove 23 'of the lever.

It will be understood that changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a collarand cuff turning machine, the combination with a supporting-standard and a pivot-pin at its upper end, of an arm mounted to turn on said pin, a lever pivoted to said arm, an ironing-plate supported by the standard and curved to form an arc of acircle with the pin for its center, an iron carried by the lever and provided with a groove curved to correspond with the curvature of the said plate, and means to heat the iron, substantially as described.

2. In a collar and cuff turning machine, the combination with a standard and a pivot-pin adj ustably supported at its upper end, of an ironing-plate supported to turn on said pin and being curved to form an arc of a circle with the pin for its center, means to lock the plate against movement on the pin, an arm pivotally mounted on the pin, alever pivoted at one end to said arm and having a handle at its opposite end, a hollow iron carried by said lever and provided in its lower face with a groove curved to correspond with the curvature of the plate, means to heat the iron, and a yielding device to hold the iron out of engagement with the plate, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a pivot-pin and an ironing-plate curved to form an arc of a circle with the pin for its center, of a sleeve pivotally mounted on said pin, a horizontal arm extending from said sleeve,an oppositelydisposed upwardly-curved arm also extending from the sleeve, a lever pivoted on the curved arm, an iron carried by said lever and adapted to engage the plate, and a spring interposed between the horizontal arm andthe lever and normally tending to hold the iron out of engagement with the plate,.substantially as described.

4E. The combination with a pivot-pin and an ironing-plate, of a lever pivotally connected with said pin, a hollow iron carried by the lever to cooperate with the plate, said lever having a longitudinal groove in its lower face communicating with the chamber in the iron, and an opening in its upper face communicating with said groove, said opening being in substantially the same vertical plane as the pivot-pin, a conductor for a heating medium supported in the said groove and extending from the burner to and projecting upwardly through said opening, and a sleeve connection between the conductor and a conductor leading from the source of supply, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. In a machine for turning collars and cuifs, the combination with a standard and a vertically-adjustable pivot-pin supported in the upper end of the standard, of a curved supporting-arm pivotally mounted on the pin, means to lock said arm on the pin, an ironingplate secured at its lower edge to said arm, said plate being curved to form an arc of a circle with the said pin for its center, a sleeve pivotally supported on said pin, means to prevent its vertical movement thereon, means to lock it against rotary movement on the pin, oppositely-disposed arms extending from said sleeve, a lever pivoted at one end to one of said arms, a headed pin adapted to have vertical movement through the other arm, a spring surrounding the pin and supported on said arm to hold the head of the pin in engagement with the lever and form a yielding support therefor, a hollowiron carried by the lever and provided with a groove curved to correspond with the curvature of the plate, and means to heat said iron, substantially as described.

6. In a collar and end turning machine, the combination with a supporting-standard, of a lever pivotally connected to said standardon both a vertical and horizontal axis, an ironingplate supported by the standard and curved to form an arc of a circle with the vertical pivot of the lever for its center, an iron carried by the lever and provided with a groove curved to correspond with the curvature of said plate, and means to heat the iron, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

RANDOLPH N. MARTZ.

Witnesses:

EDWIN O. MARKELL, HIRAM R. HEoK. 

